Henry Clay, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Noel, who live about eight miles north on the Bado road, died Sunday at 2 p.m.  The exact cause of the child's death is not known, but he had been suffering for some time with severe cases of tonsillitis, becoming suddenly worse Sunday.  Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, with Rev. John Herrell officiating and the body was buried in the Murr Cemetery.  Surviving besides his parents are two sisters, Amy and Ruth, and five brothers, Oscar, Ray, Kenneth, James and Tommy.  

From the Mountain Grove Journal
Posted by: Phyllis Rippee   March 2005